Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company. Very Good. 1911. Hardcover. No print date given as appears normal for this publisher in this era (1911) , copyright is 1911, no additional printings mentioned. Illustrated with drawings by Howard Chandler Christy. Previous owner name on first free endpaper. Front cover has minor to moderate soiling - see our photo. Both ends of spine gently bumped with very slight loss of cloth. Corners very gently rubbed with slight loss of cloth. Bottom cover edges have minimal shelf wear. Book is now protected in a clear plastic jacket. . Page edges tanned and have minor soiling. Text and drawings all clean and bright. Previous bookseller label on rear pastedown. Rear hinge cracked. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall .

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Bookseller: Good Books In The Woods (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 80260
Title: When She Was about Sixteen
Author: Riley, James Whitcomb
Illustrator: Christy, Howard Chandler
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Publisher: The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Place of Publication: Indianapolis
Date Published: 1911

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Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Shelf Wear: Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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